Employers Estimate Big Losses from Workers’ Drinking
January 8th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
A British study finds that 40 percent of employers believe that employee drinking is a major cause of absenteeism and poor productivity, and one-third feel the same is true of illicit drugs, the BBC reported Sept. 16.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) study found that 22 percent of employers test workers for alcohol and other drugs, while 9 percent plan to do so. About one-third of companies surveyed reported firing workers with alcohol problems over the past two years, and more than one in four said they would report workers with drug problems to police.
Read the rest of this entry »Popularity: 4% [?]
Tags: Employers, Estimate, Losses, Workers', Drinking